Plan B News

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast for the world premiere of You Will Get Sick, a new play by Noah Diaz directed by Tony Award nominee Sam Pinkleton. The cast includes Marinda Anderson, Daniel K. Isaac, Linda Lavin, Nate Miller, and Dario Ladani Sanchez all of whom are making their Roundabout Theatre Company debuts.

New York-based, Honduran-American violinist MARISSA LICATA and her new band The Ragtag Collection will welcome special guest vocalist Kuhoo Verma (Octet, Plan B on Hulu) for their debut at The Cutting Room on Monday, August 1 at 7:00 PM.

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced full casting and performance dates for the Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost of Living, written by Martyna Majok (Sanctuary City, Ironbound) and directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney (72 Miles to Go..., By The Way, Meet Vera Stark).

This upcoming show will see the multi-platinum-selling musician deliver her signature hot girl summer anthems and A-list collaborations that include Cardi B, Dua Lipa, Beyonce, Shenseea and many more. The announcement also comes after the release of her scorching single, “Plan B.' Earlier this year, Megan teamed up with Dua Lipa for “Sweetest Pie.”

Watch Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) and Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation— a story that helped propel the #Metoo movement, shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

Delving into amateur stand-up culture and trying to make peace with a messy brain, the new documentary-theatre show from Victoria Melody sees her in wearable tech, scanning her brain as she delivers jokes. Head Set is coming to Edinburgh Fringe August 3-8. 

Canadian duo Tegan and Sara will release their 10th studio album, Crybaby, as part of their recently announced new deal with Mom+Pop Music. Listen to the next single from the project, the sweet, anthemic “Yellow,” accompanied by a Mark Myers-directed video that playfully pays homage to Coldplay’s video for their 2000 song of the same name.

The Greek National Opera Ballet travels to Italy to present the GNO Alternative Stage’s successful production Human Behaviour, a contemporary dance triptych choreographed by Ioannis Mandafounis, Konstantinos Rigos and Ermira Goro, in the Chiostro grande of the Chiostri di San Pietro, the big courtyard of the emblematic monastery of Saint Peter in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 12 July 2022. 

BWW catches up with Henry Maynard from Flabbergast to chat about bringing The Tragedy of Macbeth to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC), Utah's leading destination for brave, contemporary theatre, presents the world premiere of the second iteration of its acclaimed summer production SLACabaret.

New Orleans’ EYEHATEGOD have just announced that they will be joining Venom Inc for their There’s Only Black Across America 2022 tour. The tour, which includes additional support from Ringworm and Cult of Lilith, starts on October 27th in New York City and wraps on November 13th in Boston.

Plan-B Theatre has announced their 32nd Season, celebrating the work of 10 Utah playwrights!

Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced today the cast for the upcoming West Coast premiere of Sanctuary City written by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (Cost of Living) and directed by David Mendizábal (Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Board Members).

Panic! Productions, Born To Perform Studio and BarCinBoo Productions announce the addition of acclaimed choreographer Michelle Elkin and multiple award winning musical director Lloyd Cooper will join the team, along with Barry Pearl, of the popular teen musical 13.  

Matthew López will adapt The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. The United States of America into a limited series. The book tells the story of Frank Kameny, a Department of Defense astronomer in the 1950s who led the fight for LGBTQ civil rights in America when he sued the federal government after being fired from his job for being gay.

Pasadena Playhouse has announced the 2022/2023 Season featuring a six-month-long celebration of the works and impact of Stephen Sondheim.  The State Theater of California’s Sondheim Celebration will begin in January 2023 and extend into June.  Find out what shows are included and the full schedule.

Host Sean “Diddy” Combs was joined by today’s Billboard chart-topping artists for exhilarating performances, empowering moments, and historic wins. Eight on-air awards were given out, in addition to the earlier non-broadcast categories, and Olivia Rodrigo took home the most trophies of the night with seven wins.

Ahead of tonight’s “2022 Billboard Music Awards” (BBMAs), MRC and NBC announced the first group of winners. The BBMAs honor the year’s top performing artists on the Billboard Charts in 62 categories across all genres of music.

First up - Peter Yagecic, Executive Director of Technical Projects who during the pandemic was in charge of all virtual and streaming events and leads the companies' drive into new frontiers like the Metaverse and beyond.

Theatre for a New Audience has announced details of its Spring Gala Celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday, held in-person at Capitale (130 Bowery, New York City) and emceed by Isabel Arraiza.